Nozzle-holder.



E. NELSON.

NOZZLE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 1912.

1358,0906 Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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EMIL NELSON, F PORTLAND, OREGON.

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Specification o fLetters Patent.

Patented r. s, 1913..

Application filed August 80, 1912. Serial Ito. 717,922. V

e To all whom z't'may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL NnLsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Portland, county of Multnomah, and State ofOregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nozzle-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification;

' invention, I have illustrate My invent-ion relates to nozzle-holders,and more particularly to a device adapted to hold a hose nozzle indifierent positions for sprinkling purposes.

Among the salient objects of myinvention ane---to provide anozzle-holder of the character referred to' which is extremely simpleand inexpensive and which can moved from place'to place at will andwhich is adapted to hold a hose nozzle in. various positions ofadjustment for sprinkling purposes; to provide .in a device ofthe,character referred to means for holding the nozzle under-springtension, whereby it can be quickly and easily adjusted from one positionto another with the use of screws or other clamping devices; to providein a device of the character referred to a supporting base of sufiicientarea to insure an upright position of the device, and which base is sopositioned relative to the holding part that it is diflicult tooverturnthe device when the hose and nozzle are in place therein; toprovide in combination with such a device, holding rongs which may bethrust into the groun insure greater firmness, and, in general, toprovide a simple, inexpensive, and efiective hose nozzle holder whichcan be used for sprinkling lawns, gardens and the like.

In order that others ma understand my d the same on the accompanyingsheet of drawings, and will now describe the same.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, in perspective,

showing the invention in use; and Fig. 2 1s a top plan view of the upperportion thereof. Fig. 3 shows modification of the invention.

Referring now to the drawings, it will be seen that my nozzle holdingdevice comprises an upright standard portion, Fig. 1,

composed of the members 1, and that these i are turned laterally attheir lower ends to form a base portion 2, said upright mem bers beingtwisted together at their upper ends, as at 3, and turned laterally. inthe same direction as said base portion is turned, and formed into anozzle holding device with the foot and thereby composed of the members4 and 5, said ho ldmg devlce comprising what I will call a crooked loop,between the members of which ,1 i

turned laterally in the same direction as are the base members 2 andrest above said base members In such position as to make it very.dificult to overturn the device. The weight of the hose maytend tospring the holding portion downwardly, but because of the, base membersbeing. below, the device is not overturned. It cannot fall over intheopposite direction without lifting the hose and pulling it over with it.The base members are spread apart suficien-tly far to prevent the devicefrom turning over sidewise. In order to more securely hold the device inan upright posit-ion, I have provided the. base members with holdingprongs, 7, adapted to be thrust into the ground when the device is set.

It will be noted in Fig. 2 that the form of theholding device is suchthat the hose or nozzle can be gripped in difi'erent posi-- tions, andas the hose and'nozzle are held under spring tension between the members4 and 5, they can be readily adjusted fromto grip the hose or the nozzleunder spring tension and to hold it in any of the osltions indicated indotted lines. If the older is placed on the hose so that the prong 1' isparallel therewith, said prong lies alongside the hose in a convenientmanner to carry or store.

, I do not limit the invention to the exact forms here shown, as Irealize that slight modifications can be made without departlit) ingfrom the spirit of the invention. 1 desire to be limited only by thehereto appended claims, broadly construed.

I claim: A

1. An all Wire nozzle holder comprising upright members twistedtogether, base members projecting laterally therefrom and provided withholding prongs adapted to be thrust into the ground, and a loopedportion formed at the up I end of said upright members and pro ectinglaterally over said base members and adapted to hold the nozzle.

2. An all wire nozzle holder comprising upright members twisted togetherat their upper ends and spread apart at their lower ends and turnedlaterally to form a base,

he upper ends being formed into a holding loop adapted to receive a hoseand nozzle, and to hold the same under the spring tension of said :wirematerial.

noeaoeo 3. A nozzle holdin device comprising upright wire standarmembers turned laterally' at their lower ends to form a base, and turnedlaterall in the same direction at their upper en sand formed into acrooked loop portion adapted to grip a hose nozzle at two points. i

l. A nozzle holding device comprising upright wire standard membersturned laterally at their lower ends to form a base and terminating inholding prongs, and

turned laterall in the same direction at their upper endl s and formedinto a crooked loop portion adapted to grip a hose nozzle at two points.

Signed at Portland, Oregon, this 21st day of August, 1912.

' Ell/ML NELSON. In presence of- (it. Enema, G. A. Nronors.

